/EINPresswire.com/ Continuing weather disruptions across the UK and Europe have put many organisations to the test. With daunting economic prospects for Europe, businesses can hardly afford to lose on customers and sales.
The current harsh weather conditions should serve as a reminder to organisations that they should have or are implementing a business continuity plan (BCP). The purpose of a BCP is to ensure that companies can continue trading, meet their supply chain demands and quickly return to business as usual. To achieve this, organisations have to develop a business continuity management system (BCMS) aligned with the BS25999 standard.
Studies show that 80% of organisations with a tried and tested business continuity plan are likely to survive a major business discontinuity; only 20% of those without a business continuity plan are likely to survive. On the other hand, over 90% of organisations that suffer a significant data loss are not in business two years later. This indicates that many organisations existing plans are not comprehensive and that maintenance (testing and updating) is generally inadequate.
IT Governance Ltd, the global leader in BS25999 books, tools, training and consultancy, has seen an uptake in their BS25999 BCMS Implementation Toolkit since the bad weather hit, with organisations using this toolkit to accelerate their BS25999 project (www.itgovernance.co.uk/products/2198).
The BS25999 BCMS Implementation Toolkit has been designed to enable organisations to quickly and effectively implement a business continuity management system (BCMS) in line with BS25999. It contains all the templates and tools to enable organisations to produce their own tailored versions of all these essential documents. This toolkit comes with an inbuilt 12-month support and upgrade contract, which ensures that buyers benefit from all improvements to the toolkit for 12 months.
Organisations who buy the toolkit before 29th February will receive the Olympics 2012 – Continuity & Security – Policy and Checklist free (www.itgovernance.co.uk/products/3776). This Olympics 2012 Business Continuity Checklist is a practical tool that helps business managers ensure that they have addressed all the potential disruptions and security threats that the London Olympics will cause. At the same time, the Olympics 2012 Policy Statement provides clear guidance for staff on key issues such as leave to watch the Olympics, absenteeism, travel and information security.
Organisations can purchase the BS25999 BCMS Implementation Toolkit here: www.itgovernance.co.uk/products/2198. Orders can also be made directly with the friendly, helpful IT Governance service centre team on telephone number +44 (0)845 070 1750. Larger organisations can make purchases with a purchase order, either by telephone, or by e-mail to servicecentre@itgovernance.co.uk.
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Desi Aleksandrova Marketing Executive
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daleksandrova@itgovernance.co.uk
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IT Governance Ltd is the one-stop shop for books, tools, training and consultancy for Governance, Risk Management and Compliance. It is a leading authority on data security and IT governance for business and the public sector. IT Governance is ‘non-geek’, approaching IT issues from a non-technology background and talking to management in its own language. Its customer base spans Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia. More information is available at www.itgovernance.co.uk.